# US 11,445,610 B2 · Printed circuit board assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,610 B2 - Document ID: US11445610B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/210,406 - Filed: 2021-03-23 - Published: 2022-01-20 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-16 - Assignees: Solum Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Solum Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chang Min Seo; Yong Jae Kim; Dae Hyun Jang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445610B2 ## CPC - H05K 1/142: {Arrangements of planar printed circuit boards in the same plane, e.g. auxiliary printed circuit insert mounted in a main printed circuit} - H05K 2201/09063: Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections - H05K 2201/10325: Sockets, i.e. female type connectors comprising metallic connector elements integrated in, or bonded to a common dielectric support - H05K 2201/1034: Edge terminals, i.e. separate pieces of metal attached to the edge of the printed circuit board [PCB] - H05K 2201/10409: Screws - H05K 2201/10424: Frame holders - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A PCB assembly includes a second PCB disposed adjacent to a first PCB and have a second hole facing a first hole, an upper plate disposed at an upper of the first and second hole and have a third hole disposed at the upper of the first hole and a fourth hole disposed at the upper of the second hole, a holder disposed at a lower of the first and second hole and have a lower plate having a fifth hole disposed at the lower of the first hole and a sixth hole disposed at the lower of the second hole, a first fixing screw penetrating through the third first, and fifth hole, and a second fixing screw penetrating through the fourth, second and sixth hole, and the lower plate includes a protrusion penetrating through the second PCB coupling the first PCB and the second PCB. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, comprising: a first PCB configured to have a first hole; a second PCB configured to be disposed adjacently to the first PCB and have a second hole disposed to face the first hole; a holder comprising an upper plate configured to be disposed at an upper of the first hole and the second hole and have a third hole disposed at the upper of the first hole and a fourth hole disposed at the upper of the second hole, and a lower plate configured to be disposed at a lower of the first hole and the second hole and have a fifth hole disposed at the lower of the first hole and a sixth hole disposed at the lower of the second hole; a first fixing screw configured to penetrate through the third hole, the first hole and the fifth hole; and a second fixing screw configured to penetrate through the fourth hole, the second hole and the sixth hole, wherein the lower plate comprises a protrusion part configured to penetrate through the second PCB to couple the first PCB and the second PCB; and wherein a one side surface of the first PCB and a one side surface of the second PCB facing each other are configured to contact each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the protrusion part is configured to couple with the upper plate for the lower plate and the upper plate to connect. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The PCB assembly of claim 2, wherein the second PCB comprises an insertion part configured to accommodate the protrusion part by being formed at an end part of the one side surface to which the second hole is formed, the insertion part is configured to have a groove shape recessed from the one side surface of the second PCB, and the protrusion part is provided in the insertion part. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The PCB assembly of claim 2, wherein the upper plate comprises support parts configured to be protruded from side surface of the lowers of the third hole and the fourth hole adjacent to the first PCB and the second PCB to insides of the third and fourth holes, and the support parts are configured to support screw heads of the first fixing screw and the second fixing screw. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The PCB assembly of claim 2, wherein the lower plate further comprises an extension part configured to extend the fifth hole and the sixth hole to be protruded from a bottom surface of the lower plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The PCB assembly of claim 2, wherein an upper plate, a lower plate and a protrusion part of the holder is comprised as one body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the first hole is disposed adjacent to a one side surface of the first PCB, and the second hole is disposed adjacent to a one side surface of the second PCB facing with the one side surface of the first PCB. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the first PCB comprises a socket disposed at a one side surface to which the first hole is formed, and the second PCB comprises a connector disposed at a one side surface to which the second hole is formed and connects with the socket. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The PCB assembly of claim 8, wherein the connector comprises a connection part which is protruded outside of the one side surface of the second PCB, and the socket is connected by accommodating the connection part of the connector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the first PCB comprises in plurality the first hole so as to be spaced apart from one another, the second PCB comprises in plurality the second hole so as to face the plurality of first holes, and the holder and the plurality of fixing screws are provided in plurality to correspond to the plurality of first holes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are configured to have weights different from each other, and the holder is configured so that shapes of an area accommodating the first PCB and an area accommodating the second PCB are different to correspond to the weight of each of the first PCB and the second PCB. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are configured so that thicknesses of a layer comprising each of the first PCB and the second PCB are different from each other, and the holder is configured so that a distance between the upper plate and the lower plate is different in each of an area accommodating the first PCB and an area accommodating the second PCB to correspond to the thicknesses of each of the first PCB and the second PCB. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The PCB assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper plate comprises a first upper plate configured to be disposed at the upper of the first hole and have the third hole disposed at the upper of the first hole, and a second upper plate configured to be disposed at the upper of the second hole and have the fourth hole disposed at the upper of the second hole, and the first upper plate and the second upper plate are configured so as to be physically separated from each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The PCB assembly of claim 13, wherein the each of the first PCB and the second PCB comprise an insertion part formed adjacent to the first hole and the second hole, the insertion part is configured to have a hole shape penetrating through each of the first PCB and the second PCB, the protrusion part is provided as a plurality of protrusion parts configured to extend from both end parts in a horizontal direction of the lower plate to the upper, and each of the plurality of protrusion parts is provided so as to correspond to the inside of the insertion parts. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The PCB assembly of claim 13, wherein the each of the first PCB and the second PCB comprise an auxiliary protrusion formed at a rear surface of each of the first PCB and the second PCB, and the lower plate comprises an auxiliary protrusion hole through which the auxiliary protrusion passes and is fixed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The PCB assembly of claim 15, wherein the auxiliary protrusion is formed in plurality at both sides of the first hole and the second hole, and the auxiliary protrusion hole of the lower plate is formed in plurality at a position facing the plurality of auxiliary protrusions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The PCB assembly of claim 13, wherein the lower plate is configured to have a structure in which the fifth hole and the sixth hole are extended to be protruded from a top surface of the lower plate. ### Claim 18 A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, comprising: a first substrate configured to have a first hole; a second substrate configured to be disposed at one side of the first substrate, and have a second hole; a holder comprising an upper plate configured to be disposed on one surface of the first substrate and a one surface of the second substrate, and have a third hole and a fourth hole, a lower plate configured to be disposed on other surface facing the one surface of the first substrate and a other surface facing the one surface of the second substrate, and have a fifth hole and a sixth hole, and a protrusion part configured to be interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in-between the upper plate and the lower plate; a first coupling member provided inside the first hole, the third hole, and the fifth hole; and a second coupling member provided inside the second hole, the fourth hole, and the sixth hole; and wherein a one side surface of the first substrate and a one side surface of the second substrate facing each other are configured to contact each other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The PCB assembly of claim 18, wherein the first substrate is configured to have a groove recessed from a one side surface of the first substrate, and the protrusion part is provided inside the groove.